Bill would limit discrimination lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY — Clear lines were drawn Tuesday as employer groups lined up against advocates for civil and disability rights over whether to put new limits on discrimination cases.
Syracuse to settle gender discrimination suit
The Syracuse Common Council has approved paying $375,000 to settle a federal gender-discrimination lawsuit filed in 2009 by a female officer of the Police Department.
Mo. Democrats speak against discrimination bill
Democrats in the Missouri Senate argued Wednesday that a Republican bill to change the state's workplace discrimination laws would reverse decades of progress in civil rights.
Missouri Democrats vow to oppose discrimination bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Black lawmakers in Missouri, fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, said Monday they will try to prevent votes in the House and Senate on a measure that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws. A measure pending in the Senate would require workers who bring wrongful termination lawsuits to prove discrimination was a "motivating ...
After filibuster Missouri senators agree to changes to bill on workplace discrimination lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY — Minutes after reaching an agreement to end a filibuster effort that lasted nearly 15 hours, the Missouri Senate endorsed legislation early Thursday that would change the state's workplace discrimination laws. Fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, Democrats held the Senate floor for hours Wednesday and into early Thursday morning, vowing to block a ...
Mo. Democrats vow to oppose discrimination bill
Black lawmakers in Missouri, fearful of reversing decades of hard-fought civil rights gains, said Monday they will try to prevent votes in the House and Senate on a measure that would change the state's ...
Should Businesses Worry About Appearance-Based Discrimination in the Workplace?
Conventional wisdom and research posits that, in addition to popularity and access to their choice of a mate, attractive people tend to get higher evaluations and salaries than their peers and more favorable judgments in trials. For getting a job, it’s always an advantage to be an attractive man or woman …right?
Missouri Democrats speak against discrimination bill
JEFFERSON CITY — Democrats in the Missouri Senate were delaying a vote Wednesday night on a Republican bill that Democrats argued would reverse decades of progress in civil rights by changing workplace discrimination laws. Among other things, the legislation would require workers who bring wrongful termination lawsuits to prove discrimination was a "motivating factor" — not simply a contributing ...
Walmart Women Still Seek Justice In Sex Discrimination Case
The women who say Walmart discriminates aren't giving up.